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Got out of 40K in 2010 due to a move across state and lack of funds for the hobby. Now that I have gotten settled into my own place and have some disposable income I decided to get back into 40K because of how much I love the lore and models. So here is the start of my Salamanders army. NOTE: This model has definitely taught me to base BEFORE assembly.

Not bad for first time in years, nice freehand chapter symbol too.

As everything it gets better with practice, only been painting a year n a bit but there's a few light years between lol

Welcome back...not bad for being away for so long.

Advice:
Thin your paints. They seem a bit thick.

Not too bad. As mentioned, the paint is a little thick but that's easy to fix with the next one, and it could do with a quick wash to shade it. Other than that , well done and welcome back

Yep not bad for the long break!

You did 2 colours for highlights after the base coat? I'm a bit lazy so usually I only do that for the HQ. maybe a green glaze can help to blend them in?

Found a link, here on dakka I think, to a guy's Salamander blog and it actually called for 3 highlights rather than 2 so I thought I was cutting corners actually lol.

Tutorial Here: http://tarvick.com/archives/2064

Considering the price, and lets face it imbalance, of 40K I knew I wanted to be get back in for more than just the tabletop game so I', aiminf have my models be a above tabletop standard. That being said I clearly have a long way to go.

So any tips for getting the right consistency for the paint? Do you guys just throw in a few drops on the your palette or is there a magical formula for x parts water for every y part paint?

There isnt really a magic formula as such, but most people agree that a consistency similar to milk is the best way to go.

I'm not sure if you have differing brands at your area. I use a combination of gw paints and armypainter paints. I fine army painter paints more watery and use it for the colours where I need to blend or have multiple coats. I use gw for their range of in-between colours.

But I'm no expert. Just sharing experience.